2 foreign workers taken in Darfur-officials
KHARTOUM - Two women aid workers from Ireland and Uganda were kidnapped Friday by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, the scene of Africa's longest running conflict, officials told Agence France Presse. 'Unidentified armed men came to the
AU resolution on Sudans Bashir draws condemnation
(WASHINGTON) The decision by he African Union (AU) summit held in Libya offering Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir reprieve drew condemnation from Darfur rebel groups and human right groups alike. The chairman of Sudan Liberation Movement led by
Eagkes Will Overcome Tunisia - Osaze
SUPER Eagles striker, Osaze Odemwingie has assured teeming soccer fans that Nigeria will overtake Tunisia to grab the 2010 World Cup ticket in group B of the African qualifiers for the mundial. Odemwingie said in a chat with Tribunesports that the entire
Nigeria, Algeria, Niger seal $10 bln gas pipeline deal
Three African countries on Friday signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe. The project will convey gas destined for the European market more than 4,000 kilometres (2,485 miles)
Aid workers kidnapped in Darfur
CAIRO T Noureddine Mezni, a spokesman for the United Nations-African Union force, says the two women work for an Irish aid group called GOAL. He says they were seized Friday night from the Kutum region in north Darfur. He says one of the women is Irish
UK Only 74th, but Costa Rica Tops 'Happy Planet Index'
LONDON, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As the G8 prepare to meet in Italy this week, the second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which the world's nations deliver long and happy lives for the people who live there - the 'Happy Planet Index' -
Tibet exhibition opens in Taipei
A month-long special exhibition on the culture, religion, life and political system of Tibetans living in exile was inaugurated in Taipei yesterday. The exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the flight of the Dalai Lama and tens of thousands
FEATURE : Chinese students upset over drills
Until last week, Alice Lis summer plans were simple: work part-time at a convenience store, study for graduate exams and go to the amusement park with friends. The upcoming celebration of 60 years of communist rule in China has changed all that. For
Japan welcomes Amanos selection as chief of IAEA
Japan yesterday welcomed the choice of Yukiya Amano as the next head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stressing that he comes from the only country to have been attacked by atom bombs. The veteran Japanese diplomat won the contest in
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